Judges

Judges 9:4

4So they gave him seventy shekels of silverb from the temple of Baal-berith, with which Abimelech hired some worthless and reckless men to follow him.

Footnotes

  • b 9:4 70 shekels is approximately 1.76 pounds or 797.8 grams of silver.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So they gaveוַיִּתְּנוּ־way·yit·tə·nū-Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH5414 give, put, set
himלוֹ֙lōwPreposition; third person masculine singular
seventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםšiḇ·‘îmNumber - common pluralH7657 seventy
of silverכֶּ֔סֶףke·sep̄Noun - masculine singularH3701 silver, money
from the templeמִבֵּ֖יתּmib·bētPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
of Baal-berithבְּרִ֑יתbə·rîṯNoun - proper - masculine singularH1170 Baal-Berith
with whichבָּהֶ֜םbā·hemPreposition; third person masculine plural
Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֗לֶךְ’ă·ḇî·me·leḵNoun - proper - masculine singularH40 Abimelek
hiredוַיִּשְׂכֹּ֨רway·yiś·kōrConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7936 hire
some worthlessרֵיקִים֙rê·qîmAdjective - masculine pluralH7386 empty, vain
and recklessוּפֹ֣חֲזִ֔יםū·p̄ō·ḥă·zîmConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH6348 be wanton, reckless
menאֲנָשִׁ֤ים’ă·nā·šîmNoun - masculine pluralH582 man, mankind
to followוַיֵּלְכ֖וּway·yê·lə·ḵūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH1980 go, come, walk
himאַחֲרָֽיו׃’a·ḥă·rāwPreposition; third person masculine singularH310 behind

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Judges 8:33 · 2 Chronicles 13:7 · Acts 17:5 · Judges 11:3 · Proverbs 12:11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.